Girls' name · since 1951
Vannessa
Vannessa has 3,231 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,231
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vannessa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,231 recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vannessa has been recorded 3,231 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2022.
- #3,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,231 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vannessa ranks #3,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,231 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,231
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vannessa's 3,231 recorded births place it above 95.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Vannessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vannessa's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 123, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vannessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2022
- Peak year (1987)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Vannessa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (785 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Vannessa's strongest decade.
785 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Vannessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
375 births
- 1960s
1960s
366 births
- 1970s
1970s
353 births
- 1980s
1980s
761 births
- 1990s
1990s
785 births
- 2000s
2000s
428 births
- 2010s 142
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 785 births (24% of all-time use).
How Vannessa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vannessa's total volume
Vannessa by state
Where Vannessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 723 | 22.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 272 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 98 | 3.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 64 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 29 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 21 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 17 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 15 | 0.5% |
723 of 3,231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Vannessa appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Vannessa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (785 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vannessas (723 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vannessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vannessa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.